STALKER 2 Console Exclusivity Will Be Surprisingly Short

STALKER 2 Console Exclusivity Will Be Surprisingly Short

Massively anticipated FPS survival horror title STALKER 2 isn’t going to be an Xbox exclusive for long, Microsoft internal documents show.

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STALKER 2 Console Exclusivity Will Be Surprisingly Short

Xbox’s exclusive rights to a massively anticipated title is ultimately shorter than some may have expected. STALKER 2, announced as a limited-time Xbox console exclusive, has been confirmed to only be remaining on the console for a matter of months before heading onto other platforms. This move gives Microsoft’s console a short term edge in attracting die-hard fans of the cult classic STALKER series, while not harshly punishing those fans on its native PC platform.

Currently, there are no details concerning if the PlayStation 5 will receive a port of STALKER 2, though prior statements by GSC Game World, developer of the STALKER series, have already confirmed there will be no release of STALKER 2 on last-generation consoles due to performance restraints. It is confirmed the title will come to PC, likely through the Xbox storefront. There are no details regarding a Steam release.

The window of exclusivity is a relatively paltry three months, with the added caveat that this period of time will be console exclusive. The vague wording raises questions about STALKER remaining an Xbox-exclusive title as it heads to PC at the start of 2022, three months after STALKER 2’s projected Q4 2021 release date. The STALKER series, started in 2007 with STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl, has exclusively been on PC for the entirety of its lifespan.

As the fourth installment in the vaunted series, STALKER has a dedicated fan base who follow the series’ utterly miserable horror setting, based in the Zone, a reflection of the Chernobyl exclusion zone, where the radiation-soaked concrete of the infamous nuclear power plant has become host to an array of alien artifacts, mysterious anomalies, and deadly mutated creatures. While the original titles certainly show their age graphically, the new installment seems set to push the boat out and provide a clean slate after the STALKER series’ decade long interim.

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Microsoft’s increasingly successful Game Pass initiative will, as with all other Xbox exclusives, receive STALKER 2 as soon as the title releases- giving those on the service access to the full title for the subscription price. While the Xbox Series X is still trailing the PS5 in terms of units sold, Microsoft’s PC empire continues to grow alongside the American giant’s Game Pass catalog.

The short-term exclusivity of STALKER 2 on the Xbox Series X is likely to give the Microsoft flagship a boost heading into the festive season, while the availability of Game Pass will give both console and PC players a cheap way to access the game. After such a long wait for die-hard fans, this access alongside potential access to game-expanding mods for console players could leave both veteran and initiate scavengers left with plenty to do in the Zone for a relatively low price for a new release.

STALKER 2 is releasing on the Xbox Series X in Q4 2021, with a PC release coming Q1 2022.

Source: Microsoft

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